Multiple drum carrier

Claim 2

A carrier for carrying a plurality of musical drums on the person of a drummer, comprising: a support member; means for mounting the support member to the drummer''s body to bear rearwardly against the front of the drummer; a plurality of arm members; pivot means pivotally mounting one end of each arm member to said support member for swinging forwardly of the support member about spaced vertical axes; securing means on the distal end of each arm member for releasably securing a musical drum thereto to extend outwardly therefrom, whereby a plurality of said drums may be carried by the drummer in laterally adjusted side-by-side, axially vertical relationship for play by the drummer; and means for interconnecting the drums in said adjusted side-by-side relationship with each drum carried by a single arm member.

Claim 3

The drum carrier of claim 1 wherein said pivot means comprise brackets each having a rear portion fixedly secured to said support member, and an arm portion projecting forwardly therefrom, and said arm member one ends are pivotally secured to the arm portion of said brackets.

Claim 4

The drum carrier of claim 1 wherein said pivot means comprise U-brackets each having a rear bight portion fixedly secured to said support member, and arm portions projecting forwardly therefrom, and said arm member one ends are pivotally secured to the arm portions of said U-brackets.

Claim 5

The drum carrier of claim 1 wherein said arm members comprise U-brackets having forwardly disposed bight portions and rearwardly extending arm portions, the rearward end of said arm portions comprising said one end of the arm members pivotally mounted to said support member, and said securing means being provided on said bight portion.

Claim 6

The drum carrier of claim 1 wherein said securing means comprises a wedge element on one of said arm members or the drum to be mounted thereon, and a complementary socket element on the other of said arm members or the drum removably receiving the wedge element therein.

Claim 7

The drum carrier of claim 1 wherein said securing means comprises an upwardly narrowing wedge element on said arm member, and a comlementary socket element on the drum removably receiving the wedge element therein.

Claim 8

The drum carrier of claim 1 wherein said securing means comprises a pair of vertically spaced wedge elements on one of said arm members and drum structure, and a pair of correspondingly vertically spaced socket elements on the other of said arm members and drum structures removably receiving the wedge element therein.

Claim 9

The drum carrier of claim 1 wherein said plurality of arm members includes one relatively short arm member and one relatively long arm member.

Claim 10

The drum carrier of claim 1 wherein said plurality of arm members includes a pair of relatively short arm members and one relatively long arm member.

Claim 11

The drum carrier of claim 1 wherein said plurality of arm members includes a pair of relatively short arm members at opposite ends of said support member and one relatively long arm member at the center of saiD support member.

Claim 12

A carrier for carrying a plurality of musical drums on the person of a drummer, comprising: a support member; means for mounting the support member to the drummer''s body to bear rearwardly against the front of the drummer; a plurality of arm members; pivot means pivotally mounting one end of each arm member to said support member for swinging forwardly of the support member about spaced vertical axes; securing means on the distal end of each arm member for releasably securing a musical drum thereto to extend outwardly therefrom, whereby a plurality of said drums may be carried by the drummer in laterally adjusted side-by-side, axially vertical relationship for play by the drummer; and means for laterally interconnecting the drums in said adjusted side-by-side relationship with each drum carried by a single arm member.

Claim 13

A carrier for carrying a plurality of musical drums on the person of a drummer, comprising: a support member; means for mounting the support member to the drummer''s body to bear rearwardly against the front of the drummer; a plurality of arm members; pivot means pivotally mounting one end of each arm member to said support member for swinging forwardly of the support member about spaced vertical axes; securing means on the distal end of each arm member for releasably securing a musical drum thereto to extend outwardly therefrom, whereby a plurality of said drums may be carried by the drummer in laterally adjusted side-by-side, axially vertical relationship for play by the drummer; and means for laterally interconnecting the drums in said adjusted side-by-side relationship with each drum carried by a single arm member.

Claim 14

The drum carrier of claim 1 wherein said mounting devices comprise means for disposing the upper beating heads of the drums substantially in a common horizontal plane irrespective of the axial heights of the respective drums.

Claim 15

The drum carrier of claim 1 wherein said means for mounting the support member to the drummer''s body includes a connector carried on a forwardmost distal portion of one of said arm members and a neck strap removably connected thereto.

Claim 16

The drum carrier of claim 11 wherein said means for laterally interconnecting the drums comprises threaded clamp means adapted to clamp against the counter hoops of each of a pair of adjuacent drums and an interconnecting element extending therebetween.